The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-09-23
THE AMERICAS CUP.

General Paine's Volunteer Shows Clear
Title to be the Americas Cup Defender
Against the Scotch ThistIe-A Clean
Race and Gallant victory.
NEW York, Sept 1.-THE third attempt
to have trial race to choose the ablest
yacht as the defender of the Americas
cup, against the Scotch Thistle, resulted
In one of the finest contests ever seen in
these waters. There was a strong wind
blowing from north to northwest all day,
reaching a velocity of thirty miles an
hour. The race was over the triangular
course Of thirty-eight miles. The Volun-
teer had the best of the race almost
throughout, except during the
run Of ten miles to Ieeward, when
the Mayfower beat her opponent.
The outcome Of the race makes the
Volunteer, the defender of the cup. The
Thistle was out with the two racers, but
she was not given a chance to display her
speed until after the first half Of the race,
when she was evidently sailed for all she
was worth, with a foul bottom, and was,
therefore, outsailed by both the Mayfiower
and the Volunteer. The Official time is as
follows:
1892: :36 1-5; elapsed time, 4:20: 40 1-5.
Mayfower-11:14:43;3 3:51:34 45; 4:36:51
4-5
The yachts started with a twenty-five
mile breeze over their stern, the Volunteer
going right out and leaving the New York
boat very rapidly. The Thistle was mile
away on the course when the others got
under way. She had on only jib be-.
sides her mainsail at first, but later ran
out her spinnaker and a working
topsail. After this she was
practically in the race. The yachts
rounded the first stake as follows: Vol
unteer, 12:17:48; Mayfover, 12:20:7;
Thistle, 12:20:30. They then pointed for
the Jersey coast. The Thistle hauled
down her tOpsan and housed her topmust.
The Mayfower pulled down her club top
sail, but the Volunteer held her big top
sail aloft. The latter boat kept her lead
and headed ont for the tug Haviland (the
first stake) at u 17:43, followed by the
Mayfower at 12:20:07 and the Thistle at
1908.
The Haviland was rounded the second
time as follows: Volunteer, :50:82; May
flower, 1:56:18; Thistle, 1918. The Vol
unteer 50 far had outpointed'a and outfooted
her rivals. Her run home showed that
she was even capable of doing better The
wind was so strong as to prevent her car
rying d club tOpsail, yet she left her sister
and third cousin so far in the rear that
the judges decided that there was no need
of another race to ascertain who should
meet the Thistle, and picked her out in
their minds before two tacks had been
made.
The Thistle being outpointed and gen.
orally run away from by the Mayhower,
pluckily stuck to the course, and finished
2:3 Is after the Mayflower.
Every one of the racers got a grand
salute from the big feet of steamers and
yachts of every description, which
lowered about the course from start to
finish. The Volunteers victory over the
Mayhower was by 1862 3-5. As the Thistle
sailed by the Volunteer after the finish,
her crew gave three cheers for the victor,
which were cordially responded to. After
the race the committee officially an
nounced that the Volunteer had been SO
lected as the defender Of the cup.